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Making Black America

2022 · 1 season

A thoughtful, scholarly tour through history and community, warm with conversation and archival detail, asking for attentive listening rather than spectacle.

Genres
Documentary
Tagline
Through The Grapevine
Overview
A chronicle of the vast social networks and organizations created by and for Black people—beyond the reach of the “White gaze.” Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. sits with noted scholars, politicians, cultural leaders, and old friends to discuss this world behind the color line and what it looks like today.
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Measured and needs your attention.
About
Race, identity, class, power
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Shayla Harris, Stacey L. Holman
    Written by
    Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    Starring
    Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes
    Network
    PBS
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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